Match Report


West Ham UnitedWest Ham United     ArsenalArsenal
gavin Hallgavin Hall Luke Kerr Luke Kerr
Zac DiazZ. Diaz80
G
1
G
84Ivan HoweyI. Howey
Claude LeclercqC. Leclercq78
D
2
D
81Andy MckayA. Mckay
Alex BurleyA. Burley76
D
3
D
77Hermann HaraldurH. Haraldur
Claus LundekvamC. Lundekvam79
D
captain4
D
75Manuel ReisM. Reis
Carl CampbellC. Campbell77
D
5
D
75Javier CuellarJ. Cuellar
Isaiah PeckhamI. Peckham89
M
6captain
M
90Tony JobsonT. Jobson
Jan SimonsenJ. Simonsen76
M
7
M
86Ben GreeningB. Greening
Martin HierroM. Hierro82
A
8
M
80Thierry WhiteT. White
Nathan GattN. Gatt79
A
9
A
83Marcel Ferreira-LeiteM. Ferreira-Leite
Luis AntunesL. Antunes81
A
10
A
77Marcus BishopM. Bishop
Rafael FernandesR. Fernandes76
A
11
A
76Gilles CotteeG. Cottee
 
Scott StuartS. Stuart48
D
12
M
80Teddy MorrisT. Morris
Neil GallagherN. Gallagher79
A
13
M
77Giovanni M. BurianiG. Buriani
Jose RamirezJ. Ramirez71
A
14
D
74Mamar LeroyM. Leroy

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Arsenal. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Arsenal appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Arsenal looks especially fired up for this match.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hamilton.


0.00
West Ham United kick off and get the match underway!
10.41
Hermann Haraldur flicks a high pass forward. Thierry White controls it well on his chest. With some swift thinking, Thierry White plays the ball forward to Gilles Cottee. Gilles Cottee knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claus Lundekvam.
12.46
Ben Greening plays the ball forward to Thierry White. Thierry White lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Ferreira-Leite. Marcel Ferreira-Leite flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
15.56
Carl Campbell clumsily knocks into Gilles Cottee. The referee calls over Carl Campbell and shows him a yellow card! Gilles Cottee hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.34
Ben Greening sees Tony Jobson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tony Jobson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Zac Diaz!
18.03
Manuel Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Cottee. Gilles Cottee knocks the ball forward to Tony Jobson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
26.06
Jan Simonsen laces a weighted ball forward to Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Simonsen but he's offside!
30.30
With imagination, Thierry White laces a weighted ball forward to Marcel Ferreira-Leite. Marcel Ferreira-Leite plays a quick one-two with Marcus Bishop and rushes in on goal... Marcel Ferreira-Leite comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Marcel Ferreira-Leite scores for Arsenal!!
33.53
Jan Simonsen flicks a high pass forward. Nathan Gatt controls it well on his chest. Nathan Gatt knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Antunes. Luis Antunes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Ivan Howey manages to keep it out.
34.12
Jan Simonsen hits a low pass to Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Antunes. Andy Mckay hacks Luis Antunes from behind! Penalty not given!!
38.52
Manuel Reis passes the ball forward to Marcel Ferreira-Leite. Marcel Ferreira-Leite knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Cottee. Gilles Cottee directs the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Isaiah Peckham. That should have been a goal!
45.00
Jan Simonsen comes in with a late challenge on Ben Greening. The referee calls over Jan Simonsen and shows him a yellow card! Ben Greening hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Ham United appear unchanged since the first half. Arsenal also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Ham United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Arsenal kick off the second half!
55.08
Andy Mckay catches Rafael Fernandes on the ankles. Andy Mckay is shown the yellow card! Rafael Fernandes stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.49
West Ham United have made 2 substitutions with Neil Gallagher replacing Nathan Gatt and Jose Ramirez replacing Rafael Fernandes .
61.51
Carl Campbell plays the ball forward to Claude Leclercq. Claude Leclercq chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher shoots from 20 yards but Ivan Howey is on top of it.
63.01
Neil Gallagher catches Hermann Haraldur on the ankles. The referee calls over Neil Gallagher and shows him a yellow card! Hermann Haraldur hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.45
Thierry White brings the ball forward. Thierry White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.27
Thierry White slams into Alex Burley with his studs up. The referee motions to Thierry White to come over. It's a red card!! Alex Burley runs off the knock.
73.45
Claude Leclercq passes the ball forward to Jan Simonsen. Jan Simonsen plays a one-two with Luis Antunes and rushes in on goal... Jan Simonsen shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
78.19
Ben Greening makes a simple pass to Gilles Cottee. Gilles Cottee advances inside the box! Jan Simonsen hacks Gilles Cottee from behind! Gilles Cottee appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
79.59
Manuel Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Greening. Ben Greening shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
84.21
Claus Lundekvam threads a neat ball through to Jan Simonsen. Jan Simonsen threads the ball through to Martin Hierro. Martin Hierro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Jan Simonsen clumsily knocks into Tony Jobson. The referee brings Jan Simonsen to one side and gives him a warning! Tony Jobson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

West Ham United

Arsenal
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
27.3%
72.7%
Play Area
33.8%
44.2%
22.1%

Scorers
Marcel Ferreira-Leite 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marcel Ferreira-Leite of Arsenal

Match Ratings
1.Zac Diaz (GK)
6
2.Claude Leclercq (DEF)
6
3.Alex Burley (DEF)
6
4.Claus Lundekvam (DEF)
6
5.Carl Campbell (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Isaiah Peckham (MID)
6
7.Jan Simonsen (MID)yellow card
6
8.Martin Hierro (ATT)
6
9.Nathan Gatt (ATT)
6
10.Luis Antunes (ATT)
6
11.Rafael Fernandes (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Stuart (DEF)
0
13.Neil Gallagher (ATT)yellow card
5
14.Jose Ramirez (ATT)
6

1.Ivan Howey (GK)
6
2.Andy Mckay (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Hermann Haraldur (DEF)
7
4.Manuel Reis (DEF)
7
5.Javier Cuellar (DEF)
6
6.Tony Jobson (MID)
6
7.Ben Greening (MID)
7
8.Thierry White (MID)red card
3
9.Marcel Ferreira-Leite (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Marcus Bishop (ATT)
7
11.Gilles Cottee (ATT)
7
 
12.Teddy Morris (MID)
0
13.Giovanni M. Buriani (MID)
0
14.Mamar Leroy (DEF)
0